Stealing Your Heart Chapter 480
Sounds of engine roaring could be heard outside the door. Shen Peichuan headed outside and saw a
ck car stopping by the roadside. He noticed that Su Zhan was in the driver’s seat through the
windshield. The car door was pushed open, and Zong Jinghao got off the car.
He was dressed in an immacte ck suit, an aptbination with his impassive and deadpan
expression.
Shen Peichuan had almost gotten used to his apathetic demeanor. Ever since Lin Xinyan left, he had
been curt with his words. He would only head outside to deal with Wen Qing’s matters. Otherwise, he
would be cooped up in the office.
Su Zhan and Shen Peichuan had it better than Guan Jing though. This past month, Zong Jinghao had
been burying himself in work. Whether it was for the development of thepany, or to keep himself
busy was another question altogether. Having said that, he had acquired two majorpanies in the
country in the past month.
Wanyue was shrouded in a tense atmosphere. Thest time when Shen Peichuan bumped into Guan
Jing, Guan Jing had grievances about how Zong Jinghao had gone cuckoo with work. There was an
instance where they had a meeting for six hours straight, starting from nine o’clock in the morning that
lasted till three o’clock in the afternoon. There was no lunch break and nobody was allowed to enter the
meeting room. Nobody dared to voice out even when they had ran out of water, let alone to leave the
meeting room for a toilet break. Hundreds of top management of thepany set their back straight,
grumbling about the situations to themselves.
Zong Jinghao would reprimand those who were not up to his expectations regardless of the situation.
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Even though Zong Jinghao was his usual standoffish self in front of Su Zhan and Shen Peichuan, he
did not resort to torture the two of them.
Shen Peichuan was ever more grateful for his luck. He came over and reported in a low voice, “Just
another bumpkin who has never seen the outside world. Even if he knows something, I believe it might
not be significant.”
Zong Jinghao was unfazed by Shen Peichuan’s report. “Has he disclosed anything yet?”
“Not yet. I’ve been waiting for you,” Shen Peichuan lowered his head. He could not seem to bring
himself to look at Zong Jinghao’s face. He cast a nce at Shen Peichuan before entering the factory.
Su Zhan, who was trailing behind him followed suit. So Shen Peichuan tugged at his shirt and
whispered, “Do you think we should look for them on our own?”
It had been very distressing for Shen Peichuan to work under someone with such erratic mood swings.
Su Zhan nced at Shen Peichuan and replied hesitantly, “Will he get mad at us if he found out about
this?”
He’s not even trying to look around. Will he get mad at us for being busybodies?
“We’re going to do it quietly of course. There’s no way we are going to let him know about this.” Shen
Peichuan looked ludicrously at Su Zhan. It’s something that we’re supposed to do under the table.
“Sure, we’ll work on the detailster tonight.” Su Zhan sighed and said, “Finally someone has it worse
than me.”
Shen Peichuan was rendered speechless.
Su Zhan smiled, “Finally, I feel like the bnce is tipping over to my side. Did you know how hard it has
been for me to put up a strong front when Qin Ya’s not around all this while? You wouldn’t understand.
But I know he would.” He proceeded to point at Zong Jinghao who had just entered the factory. Edging
closer to Shen Peichuan, he whispered, “He had it worse than me. His wife and children left him.”
It was no wonder that he was gloomy all the time.
Shen Peichuan snorted, “Why do I feel that you’re gloating?”
Su Zhan immediately put on a serious face. “Nonsense. I am not gloating. I… just feel like he could
finally understand my pain.”
Shen Peichuan was at a loss for words again.
“Are the two of you done talking?” The words were like a cold winter breeze.
The two of them turned around. Their impably dressed boss formed a stark contrast to the messy
factory that he stood in.
Shen Peichuan forced himself into a smile and walked over to his boss’ side, “I was asking Su Zhan out
for a drink tonight. I didn’t dare to ask you about it.”
Zong Jinghao replied curtly, “Is that so?” There was not a trace of warmth in his voice, nor was there
any fluctuation in his tone.
“Yes,” Shen Peichuan replied begrudgingly.
Zong Jinghao cast another nce at him and did notment further. He parted his lips and said
impassively, “Get him to start talking.”
Shen Peichuan nodded and walked over to the boy. He grimaced, and put on a menacing look as he
barked at the boy, “Tell me! Who ordered you guys to kidnap?”
The boy shivered as he looked at him. He did not dare to y any tricks and regurgitated everything
that he knew. “We would work for whoever paid the money. My cousin had always received menial jobs
to get into a fight for someone. But this time he did not receive the job himself. I heard him saying that a
subordinate under someone named Gu came looking for him. He was quite excited to get this job as he
said that this was one that would pay well. We just needed to kidnap someone and we would get a
handsome pay. Who knew that we weren’t even getting paid after almost sacrificing our lives.”
He felt quite indignant at this point. After his cousin was dead, he did not dare to stay any longer at B
City either. He quickly deferred back to his hometown but was unfortunate to get caught by Zong
Jinghao and his people. Damn it, we didn’t even get paid.
Someone with the surname Gu? Shen Peichuan wondered.
Someone named Gu? Shen Peichuan wondered before asking, “He didn’t mention any names?”
The boy shook his head. “I just heard from my cousin that it was someone with the surname Gu. I didn’t
even know who it was. But my cousin said it was someone quite powerful. I’ve told you everything. Can
you let me go now?”
He cast hopeful nces at Shen Peichuan.
“Why the rush? I would definitely let you go if you had told us everything. Otherwise…” Su Zhan said as
he leaned against the door. He pointed at Shen Peichuan’s men, “They y rough. I won’t be surprised
if you’d lose a leg or a hand if they beat you up.”
The boy paled at Su Zhan’s remark and stuttered, “I… Really, I’ve told you everything I knew. I’m really
a bumpkin who follows my cousin everywhere he goes. I don’t know anyone with the surname Gu.
Please believe me.”
Shen Peichuan crossed his arms before his chest. He stroked his chin and tried to think of someone
with the surname Gu. “Could it be Gu Bei?”
Gu Bei was not an unfamiliar name in their circle.
He turned around and looked at Zong Jinghao who stood before the window. “Is this Gu Bei the only
son of the Old Master Gu? This Gu Bei is well known for thinking that he could get away with anything
with his father backing him up.”
“If that were the case then it would exin the reason that Wen Qing did not want to dirty his own
hands and contacted him instead. If I were not mistaken, the Old Master Gu was acquainted with Old
Master Wen, right?” Su Zhan asked.
Old Master Gu and Wen Qing’s father, Wen Jin, were of the same generation. Old Master Gu had a far-
reaching influence too. Su Zhan got to know about this when Zong Jinghao were still on good terms
with Wen Qing.
Shen Peichuan’s face became stern at Su Zhan’s remarks. It would be quite a sticky situation if what
Su Zhan said was true.
Old Master Gu was not someone easy to deal with, and he would not admit to this haphazardly
anyway.
Why would he agree to help Wen Qing? What were their terms? Did he help Wen Qing because they
were friends, or was it a mere exchange of interests?
It would be an easier situation to handle if were an exchange of interests. Otherwise, it would be a hard
nut to crack.
Zong Jinghao’s face sank as he had his ns all mapped out in his head. Then, he turned around to
leave and stopped in his tracks at the entrance. “I don’t want to see this person again.”